Romania achieved an important victory in the second match of the Women’s World Handball Championship, which ensures its access to the main round.
The Tricolors ticked off another success with a 31-27 victory over Japan, which temporarily propelled them to the top of Group A and guaranteed them an exit from the preliminary stage.
The start of the match was favorable for our team, who opened the scoring and quickly broke away to two lengths. However, the advantage quickly dissipated, and the Japanese restored the tie at 4, then managed to take the lead.
Although Japan never pulled within more than one goal, they managed the momentum well and kept the lead until the score was 9-10. At that point, Romania had a solid comeback and managed to enter the locker room with a two-goal advantage, 16-14.
The second half started more difficult for the tricolors, who were tied again and could not break away decisively for a long time. Only towards the end, five minutes before the final whistle, our team distanced itself to three goals, and finally closed the game at 31-27, in a duel where the defense did not always rise to the highest level, but the determination made the difference.
Second success at the WC, after 33-24 with Croatia
Romania started off right in Group A at the Women’s Handball World Championship hosted by the Netherlands and Germany, achieving a clear success against Croatia on Thursday evening, score 33-24 (13-12), in the match played in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam.
Next, the Romanian women will face Denmark, on December 1, from 9:30 p.m.
Ranking of Group A at the World Handball Championship
1. Romania – 4 points (64-51) – two matches
2. Denmark – 2 points (36-19) – one game
3. Croatia – 0 points (24-33) – one match
4. Japan – 0 points (46-67) – two matches.
